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Painting on a Forbidden Island
What's it like to paint in one of the few spots in the world the U.S. government forbids (most) of its citizens from visiting?
In...
Celebrated Painter Judges Show in Vermont
A First Place award can make an artist feel good, and it looks good on a resume. But it's even better when an internationally...
Big Payoffs in Rockies Competition
With a top prize valued at more than $4,000, the Plein Air Rockies 2013 Competition attracted some strong painters. Who went home with awards?...
Which Paint-Spattered Artist Pulls in Big Win in ADK?
Anyone who knows this artist would recognize his multi-colored, much-spattered painting apron ... and the wearer won the top prize at the Adirondack Plein...
Improve a Painting by Destroying It (Strategically)
Indianapolis painter C.W. Mundy, who is featured in the November 2013 issue of PleinAir magazine, lit up social media last week when he posted...
Extreme Painting in Southeast Asia
Canadian artist Michael Britton wrote a firsthand account of his painting adventures in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos for our digital edition. We excerpt the...
Easton, By the Numbers
The dust is settling after another great year of plein air painting at Plein Air-Easton! in Easton, Maryland, and here's the skinny. ...
Winners in the Rockies
The Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters recently presented their 2013 awards at a show at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Jackson...
Painting the Figure Outdoors With Bellerose
Patricia Bellerose was the overall winner in PleinAir magazine's April/May Salon contest for a piece that also won Best Floral -- but she doesn't...
Events and Winners at Crooked Tree
The Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey, Michigan, recently hosted two notable events, and awarded thousands of dollars in prizes. Who won the $3,000...
Adirondacks Hit the Sweet Spot for Artists
What happens when a hundred artists paint at least 600 paintings in a few days' time in the Adirondack Mountains of New York? ...
Summer in the Adirondacks Means Great Painting Opportunities
Nearly 100 artists gathered last week at Paul Smith's College, deep in the Adirondacks of New York just 30 miles from the Canadian border,...
Art Festival in Top Art Market in the World?
Canyon Road, in Santa Fe, is called by some the "top art market in the world." So what's its annual art festival like? ...
OPA Salon Comes to Petoskey
A group like the Oil Painters of America has a lot to offer the nation's artists and communities, so it takes its show on...
Painting With Peers in the Mountains
Nearly 100 artists are gathering this week at Paul Smith College, deep in the Adirondack Mountains, for a painting getaway with PleinAir magazine publisher...
$75,000 in Prizes Awarded in OPA National Juried Exhibition
The Oil Painters of America recently announced the winners at its 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, and Stan Rogers won the Bronze Medal award...
Carmel Art Festival Announces Winners
Calvin Liang served as judge at the 20th Annual Carmel Art Festival, which was held in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, May 6 through 19. Aimee Erickson...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Stephen Bach
Stephen Bach drives to the middle of downtown Winter Park, Florida, when he wants to paint his favorite spot. He sets up right along...
Deadline Nears for America’s Parks II Competition
The jurors have been announced for the America's Parks II competition, which asks artists to depict America's National Parks and earn one of at...
One Last Chance to Paint in the Publisher’s Invitational
Last year's thoroughly enjoyable Publisher's Invitational Paint Out, hosted by PleinAir magazine and held in the Adirondack Mountains near Saranac Lake, inspired most of...